Large mammal populations theoretically are best conserved in landscapes where large protected areas are surrounded by buffer zones, connected by corridors, and integrated into a greater ecosystem. Multi-use buffer zones, including those containing complex agroforestry systems, are promoted as one strategy to provide both economic benefits to people and conservation benefits to wildlife. We use ...

Genetic evidence at predation sites is rapidly improving predator-prey interaction studies and can provide information beyond field-based investigations. However, factors contributing to the retention of genetic have received limited investigation in a field setting, researchers yet leverage improve traditional Using data from 61 mortality investigations mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), white-t...

Department of Biometry and Environmental System Analysis, University of Freiburg, Tennenbacher Straße 4, Freiburg, Germany School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland Department of Conservation and Research, Bavarian Forest National Park, Freyunger Straße 2, Grafenau, Germany 4Chair of Wildlife Ecology and Wildlife Management, University of Freiburg...

Restoration and maintenance of habitat diversity have been suggested as conservation priorities in farmed landscapes, but how this should be achieved and at what scale are unclear. This study makes a novel comparison of the effectiveness of three wildlife-friendly farming schemes for supporting local habitat diversity and species richness on 12 farms in England.The schemes were: (i) Conservatio...

Wildlife objectification and cruelty are everyday aspects of Australian society that eschew values of human kindness, empathy, and an understanding of the uniqueness and importance of non-human life in the natural world. Fostered by institutional failure, greed and selfishness, and the worst aspects of human disregard, the objectification of animals has its roots in longstanding Western anthrop...

/ The demand for water to support irrigated agriculture has led to the demise of wetlands and their associated wildlife for decades. This thirst for water is so pervasive that many wetlands considered to be hemispheric reserves for waterbirds have been heavily affected; for example, the California and Nevada wetlands in North America, the Macquarie Marshes in Australia, and the Aral Sea in cent...

1Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. Box 5050, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6 2Lorax Environmental, 19 Te Toroa Drive, RD5 Lake Tarawera, Rotorua, New Zealand 3Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, 5421 Robertson Road, R.R. 1, Delta, British Columbia V4K 3N2 4Ecosystem Health Division, Environmental Conservation Branch, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. B...

By Brett M. Johnson Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, 1474 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1474 Gregory W. Whitledge Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center, Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-6511 and Patrick J. Martinez and Anita M. Martinez Colorado Division of Wildlife, 711 Independent Avenue, G...

presence-only data Trevor J. Hefley* , BrianM. Brost andMevin B. Hooten Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA; Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA; and U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation...

Tanzania, arguably mainland Africa's most important nation for conservation, is losing habitat and natural resources rapidly. Moving away from a charcoal energy base and developing sustainable finance mechanisms for natural forests are critical to slowing persistent deforestation. Addressing governance and capacity deficits, including law enforcement, technical skills, and funding, across parts...